Month: June 2012

Volkswagen Recall of Certain Model Year 2012 Audi Q5 Vehicles

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 30, 2012. Summary:  Volkswagen is recalling certain model year 2012 Audi Q5 vehicles, manufactured from June 21, 2011, through December 9, 2011. Some vehicles may be equipped with a front sunroof glass panel that is susceptible to breakage in extremely cold weather/temperature conditions. Consequence:  Should the sunroof’s glass[Read More…]

On Chief Justice Roberts and the Separation of Powers

A rather nuanced analysis of Chief Justice John Roberts and the decision rendered in the Affordable Care Act: Chief Justice Roberts promised this kind of balanced jurisprudence when being vetted for the Court, but has not always made good on the promise in the dozens of 5-4 cases in which[Read More…]

Video: Introducing ‘Bad Lip Reading’

A website we just discovered, thanks to our friends at Snopes.com: Bad Lip Reading, full of doctored videos to show what an inexact science lip reading is. Enjoy the doctored videos of Vice President Joe Biden. Warning: content contains profanity.

Video: Bill O’Reilly Said He Would ‘apologize for being an idiot’ If SCOTUS Upheld Obamacare

March 26, 2012 is the day Bill O’Reilly was interviewing Caroline Fredrickson about the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s signature legislation, The Affordable Care Act. Fredrickson is a constitutional scholar and president of The American Constitution Society. At one point in the interview, O’Reilly told Fredrickson, "If I’m wrong I[Read More…]

National Journal: Obama, Romney, ‘Obamacare’ and the Facts

From the National Journal: Three nonpartisan fact-checking outfits—FactCheck.org, Politifact, and The Fact Checker (The Washington Post’s Glenn Kessler)—have done extensive research on various health care claims that have surfaced for the last two years. Here’s a guide to their findings on what you have heard from the presidential candidates about the ruling, and[Read More…]

Illinois Members Join Bipartisan Coalition To Defeat Flood Insurance Increase On Metro East Residents & Businesses

Say local investments in flood infrastructure show area good faith WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2012.  U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), and U.S. Representatives Jerry Costello (D-IL) and John Shimkus (R-IL) announced today that they successfully defeated a proposal to mandate flood insurance for individuals – including those in Metro East, Illinois –[Read More…]

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